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“You are the kindest country in the world. You are like a really nice apartment over a meth lab.” — Robin Williams on Canada Disclaimer: Your On Fire correspondent once spent some significant time up North. No, not like Tennessee ...

“There is not a lot of school pride.” — Ari, a freshman (Found in comments section of the first result when searching “Emory School Spirit” on Google) Withdraw that transfer application to the University of Michigan to join your best ...

“Steroid use will be be more common than Botox is now.” — Jose Canseco No World Series in Major League Baseball (MLB) history has produced as many home runs as this year’s Fall Classic between the Los Angeles Dodgers and ...

“Everyone, red state, blue state, supports space exploration.” — Bill Nye Last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Houston Astros for Game One of the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series. Those hoping for an underdog to ...

“I already won the lottery. I was born in the U.S. of A, baby.” — Creed Bratton Last week, the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. We lost to ...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? — Freddie Mercury After a one-week hiatus due to Irma, your On Fire correspondent has spent the past two weekends in the comfort of his or her room. Given the absence ...

“Hawaii doesn’t win many games in the United States” — Lee Corso To the freshmen around campus: Congrats — you made it through your first college gameday. No, not in the sense of tailgating since 8 a.m. on Saturday, but ...

“I attempted to bet on myself but was denied”- Floyd Mayweather Summer is over, school is here, and one thing is as certain as OPUS crashing exactly at your enrollment time: the return of On Fire. After a summer spent ...

“History began on July 4, 1776. Everything before that was a mistake.” —Ron Swanson Yesterday, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that star Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte will serve an 80-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Yes, you read ...